Before the Samsung Galaxy S5 announcement, there were several rumors that claimed that Samsung was prepping two new devices: one would be a standard Galaxy S5 with a 1080p display and the other would be a more premium model with a WQHD display and better specs. Some reports even claimed that the premium unit would have a metal body. However, the official launch at Samsung Unpacked dashed all hope of a premium Galaxy S5. Or did it?

The rumors surrounding this mysterious high-end Samsung device just won’t die. Usually I’d think that it’s all wishful thinking, but the mention of the Galaxy F line has me interested. The latest rumors about this device say that it won’t just be another Galaxy S5 – which would have made no sense in the first place – but that it will be the long-rumored Galaxy F. We’ve heard about this handset quite a bit as a luxury model in the Galaxy lineup.

The latest rumors claim that the premium Galaxy S5 will feature a WQHD display at 2560×1440, a new Exynos processor, metal body and optical image stabilization for its camera (oh my). It’ll reportedly be a limited, higher-end model released for spec lovers like us. It sounds plausible (our own Dustin thought that Samsung would pull something like during yesterday’s podcast) and exciting. The device might debut as soon as as two months from now. Are you excited about the possibility of a premium Galaxy S5 or is this all just a broken dream manifested as a rumor?

Dima Aryeh is a Russian obsessed with all things tech. He does photography, is an avid phone modder (who uses an AT&T Galaxy Note II), a heavy gamer (both PC and 360), and an aspiring home mechanic. He is also an avid fan of music, especially power metal.

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I feel torn about stuff like this. For the tech enthusiasts, as long as it is announced before the S5 goes on sale, I feel like it would be a major burn for people who buy an S5 and then a Galaxy F line comes out. But at the same time it would be awesome to have a surprise like this. At the very least it would be nice to have some leaks so we have a good idea if it is real and worth waiting for (assuming it is released after the S5).

I’m not going to get an S5 though, but man it would be sweet to see a true jump from the S4 to this.

Personally, I could care less about an all metal body. What’s really important to be is a removable battery, and a SD card slot. Yes, the One feels nice on hand, but I just wasn’t impressed. After buying nothing but HTC phones since WinMo, the HTC Evo LTE was my last HTC phone, for now anyway. I didn’t see the One as much of an upgrade over the Evo LTE, so the Note 2 became my next PHONE. That was my FIRST Android phone that wasn’t HTC, and first phone in 5 or 6 years that wasn’t HTC!! I loved the Note 2,so I was in line at my local store to buy the Note 3 on launch day. The Note 4 will be my next phone unless HTC or LG really impress me, which I don’t expect, unfortunately. Make the Note 4 out of whatever material they like, as long as it feels decent in hand, has a large display, removable battery, SD card slot, etc, I’ll be buying it on launch day as well.

I agree. To me plastic isn’t all that bad. I would much rather have the easy to replace plastic back then a metal design that once it is scratched that is that unless you pay $$ to get it replaced. I would be more worried about touchwiz being refined. The only real thing I would like is OIS.

I can’t say I’d be surprised to see Samsung pull something like this and release a premium metallic S5 or Galaxy F or whatever they want to call it. But….as plausible as it sounds, it would also be kinda stupid to risk cannibalizing sales of their darling S5. Who knows, strange things do happen. I guess I’ll just have to wait and see.

If S5 will cost less than S4 (when S4 shipped, say <500â‚¬) and F series will truly be a premium product (800â‚¬ +), then the cannibalization is much less likely. Esp if there is a 2-3 month lag between the releases.

I think the reason why the rumours wont die is nothing more than the need of dreaming of something which the S5 isnt. The S5 is a dissapointment and you only need to reverse the letter and number to understand why (5S).

I feel torn about stuff like this. For the tech enthusiasts, as long as it is announced before the S5 goes on sale, I feel like it would be a major burn for people who buy an S5 and then a Galaxy F line comes out. But at the same time it would be awesome to have a surprise like this. At the very least it would be nice to have some leaks so we have a good idea if it is real and worth waiting for (assuming it is released after the S5).

I’m not going to get an S5 though, but man it would be sweet to see a true jump from the S4 to this.

Personally, I could care less about an all metal body. What’s really important to be is a removable battery, and a SD card slot. Yes, the One feels nice on hand, but I just wasn’t impressed. After buying nothing but HTC phones since WinMo, the HTC Evo LTE was my last HTC phone, for now anyway. I didn’t see the One as much of an upgrade over the Evo LTE, so the Note 2 became my next PHONE. That was my FIRST Android phone that wasn’t HTC, and first phone in 5 or 6 years that wasn’t HTC!! I loved the Note 2,so I was in line at my local store to buy the Note 3 on launch day. The Note 4 will be my next phone unless HTC or LG really impress me, which I don’t expect, unfortunately. Make the Note 4 out of whatever material they like, as long as it feels decent in hand, has a large display, removable battery, SD card slot, etc, I’ll be buying it on launch day as well.

I agree. To me plastic isn’t all that bad. I would much rather have the easy to replace plastic back then a metal design that once it is scratched that is that unless you pay $$ to get it replaced. I would be more worried about touchwiz being refined. The only real thing I would like is OIS.

I can’t say I’d be surprised to see Samsung pull something like this and release a premium metallic S5 or Galaxy F or whatever they want to call it. But….as plausible as it sounds, it would also be kinda stupid to risk cannibalizing sales of their darling S5. Who knows, strange things do happen. I guess I’ll just have to wait and see.

If S5 will cost less than S4 (when S4 shipped, say <500â‚¬) and F series will truly be a premium product (800â‚¬ +), then the cannibalization is much less likely. Esp if there is a 2-3 month lag between the releases.

I think the reason why the rumours wont die is nothing more than the need of dreaming of something which the S5 isnt. The S5 is a dissapointment and you only need to reverse the letter and number to understand why (5S).